Kronkup vs Torbay
Torbay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Kronkup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kronkup: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.14 million in Torbay, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Torbay tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Kronkup and Torbay are both small, remote WA communities with notably different economic profiles. Kronkup has a higher median household income of $89,336 compared to Torbay's $74,360, and residents there earn more socio-economically (decile 7 versus 6). However, Torbay is closer to the CBD at 423.3 km and carries lower risk across bushfire (33 versus 44) and crime (16 versus 32) metrics. Kronkup skews older with a median age of 50 years, while Torbay's population is younger at 42 years and slightly larger at 378 people.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Torbay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Torbay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,137,500 vs $1,447,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Torbay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $263/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Torbay
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 308 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (423.3 km vs 437.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Torbay
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kronkup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.6% vs 18.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kronkup and Torbay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Torbay has more residents (378 vs 262); Kronkup rents higher ($263/wk vs $200/wk).
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 262 | 378 +44% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.6% | +18.1% |
| Median age | 50 | 42 |
| Median household income | $89,336/yr +17% vs other | $74,360/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $263/wk +24% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,447,500 | $1,137,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 271 across Albany same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -28% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of WA | Higher than 36% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of WA | Higher than 71% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of WA | Higher than 39% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of WA | Higher than 44% of WA |
Liveability
Torbay is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Kronkup carries more crime risk (32 vs 16); Kronkup carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 41).
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 41/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 21/100 | Low 37/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Kronkup
- Woodbury Boston Primary School Independent · Primary below peers
Schools in Torbay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Kronkup sits further from the CBD (437.1 km vs 423.3 km).
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 437.1 km +3% vs other | 423.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 308 min | 294 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 6330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 6330 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).
Setting
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.8 km 4.0 km to a named beach | 7.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 149 premises | 0% 114 premises |
Climate
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 859 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Albany same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | O'connor same for both | |
| Member | Rick Wilson same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kronkup | Torbay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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